26-01-2026, 03:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 26-01-2026, 03:34 AM by Mark Knowles.)
(26-01-2026, 12:22 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(25-01-2026, 08:15 PM)Mark Knowles wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Similarly we cannot say how easy it will be to identify the author from their DNA unless we have tried.
It is very well possible to determine likelihoods without 'trying'.
There is also no limit to the number of things that are not worth trying at all.
In this instance I am not at all sure it is easy to determine likelihoods and given the huge advantage to Voynich research in determining the author the upside is great. How would one determine the likelihood? Supposing we have extracted the author/scribe's DNA, what is the probability that they are someone whose name has been recorded in history? Given the cost and technical knowledge involved in producing the manuscript I think it quite high, but others might disagree as this is not easy to evaluate.
Well, let's see what happens as this technology develops and I will continue posting links to what I see as relevant research advances.